Sunday, September 16, 2018

My Final Predictions for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards

The winners of The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced tomorrow night in a ceremony airing on NBC and hosted by Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che. Here are my final predictions for how the awards will go throughout the evening.

Comedy Series:

Should Win - FX's Atlanta

Will Win - Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Dark Horse - HBO's Barry

Drama Series:

Should Win - FX's The Americans

Will Win - Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale

Dark Horse - Netflix's The Crown

Variety Talk Series:

Should Win - HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Will Win - HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Dark Horse - TBS' Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Variety Sketch Series:

Should Win - TruTV's At Home with Amy Sedaris

Will Win - NBC's Saturday Night Live

Dark Horse - IFC's Portlandia

Limited Series:

Should Win - Netflix's Godless

Will Win - FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Dark Horse - National Geographic's Genius: Picasso

Reality-Competition Program:

Should Win - VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race

Will Win - NBC's The Voice

Dark Horse - VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:

Should Win - Ted Danson for NBC's The Good Place

Will Win - Donald Glover for FX's Atlanta

Dark Horse - Bill Hader for HBO's Barry

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:

Should Win - Pamela Adlon for FX's Better Things

Will Win - Rachel Brosnahan for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Dark Horse - Tracee Ellis Ross for ABC's Black-ish

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:

Should Win - Matthew Rhys for FX's The Americans

Will Win - Sterling K. Brown for NBC's This Is Us

Dark Horse - Milo Ventimiglia for NBC's This Is Us

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:

Should Win - Keri Russell for FX's The Americans

Will Win - Elisabeth Moss for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale

Dark Horse - Claire Foy for Netflix's The Crown

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:

Should Win - Benedict Cumberbatch for Showtime's Patrick Melrose

Will Win - Darren Criss for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story